[Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration signs strategic agreement with Zhanjiang City]On September 26, 2024, the Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration and the Zhanjiang Municipal Government signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to further deepen exchanges and cooperation in areas such as water transportation and marine economy, and jointly promote high-quality economic development in Zhanjiang. Chen Chuanquan, Director of Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration, stated that the establishment of strategic cooperation between Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration and Zhanjiang Municipal Government is a powerful measure to deepen the implementation of the strategy of building a strong transportation and maritime country, accelerate the construction of an important development pole in the modern coastal economic belt, and jointly promote the high-quality development of Zhanjiang's economy and society. The Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration will deepen cooperation in areas such as high-quality development of the Qiongzhou Strait, ensuring the construction of new business models, building a large market for seafarers, and ensuring navigation safety, based on the principles of "equality and mutual benefit, complementary advantages, mutual support, long-term cooperation, and common development". Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen